The presidential candidate has vowed to go after ‘bad actors’ in corporate America.
Federal Trade Commission
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The Justice Department Challenges Visa’s Predatory Power
Today on TAP: The giant credit card company offers a textbook case in abuse of market power to buy off or crush potential competitors and reap excess profits at consumer expense.
Posted inEconomic Policy
A Crossroads on Corporate Power
Where would Harris and Trump take antitrust enforcement?
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The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Every News Story That’s Happened This Week
David Dayen and Maureen Tkacik try their best to get through all of them.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
FTC Sues PBMs for Jacking Up Insulin Prices
The case against Caremark, Express Scripts, and Optum Rx is the first against this element of the pharmaceutical transaction chain.
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Lina Khan Doesn’t Need to Be Confirmed Again
That fact, and the reality of what Harris might face on personnel if Republicans control the Senate, has not sunk in.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Small-Business Regulators Highlight Protection From Predation
Contrary to the discussion at the presidential level, small businesses are seeking access to credit and a level playing field for their enterprises.
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A Distinctly Biden Doctrine: Corporate Concentration Violates Worker Rights
Today on TAP: His disparate government agencies have come together to make this case.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Three Events That Speak to the Harris Economic Agenda
The Mars-Kellanova merger, the Kroger-Albertsons court case, and the monopolization lawsuit against RealPage all bolster her case against price-fixing.
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Choosing the People Over the Billionaires
Kamala Harris has made some gestures in the direction of rejecting big-money entreaties. That’s the right move, but there’s more to be done.